Crossword Answers for September 25, 2026 – Solve Every Clue Fast

Friday, September 25, 2026 — verified Across & Down clues

35 Across · 35 Down


Across
1A Olympic slalom Crossword Clue
CANOE
6A Spanish sparkling Crossword Clue
CAVA
10A First, second or Crossword Clue
GEAR
14A “For real!” Crossword Clue
IKIDYOUNOT
16A Fictional company famous for its Crossword Clue
ACME
17A Outcome of a match, Crossword Clue
TINDERDATE
18A Forum Crossword Clue
ROME
19A U2 producer Crossword Clue
ENO
20A Stew on it! Crossword Clue
LADLE
21A Like a whodunit in which the butler did it [duh!] Crossword Clue
BANAL
22A Device seen on a front Crossword Clue
BELL
23A Ho Chi Minh City’s former Crossword Clue
SAIGON
25A Exploit a loophole, e.g. Crossword Clue
GAMETHESYSTEM
29A D Crossword Clue
AVERSE
30A Supermodel Crossword Clue
WEK
31A ___ one’s Crossword Clue
BIDE
34A Procedure after which you might wear flip-flops, Crossword Clue
PEDI
35A O Crossword Clue
AMISS
37A ___ Crossword Clue
ASIA
38A Pen that isn’t used for writing, in Crossword Clue
ECIG
39A “Karma is a cat / Purring in my ___ ’cause it loves me” (Taylor Swift lyric) Crossword Clue
LAP
40A Port on the Crossword Clue
NANTES
42A “Speaking of which …” Crossword Clue
THATREMINDSME
45A Like an Crossword Clue
CATCHY
46A Play Crossword Clue
ACTS
47A Not Crossword Clue
LETBE
48A Rapper and actor Crossword Clue
JADEN
50A Go-to Crossword Clue
PCP
53A Actress Crossword Clue
ALIA
54A Ones providing brief assistance? Crossword Clue
PARALEGALS
56A A Crossword Clue
BLOC
57A Invasive plants? Crossword Clue
ENEMYSPIES
58A One might be meat-only or dairy-only in a kosher Crossword Clue
SINK
59A Morsels often found in fried Crossword Clue
PEAS
60A The Devil’s Crossword Clue
TAROT
Down
1D Give credit to, in a Crossword Clue
CITE
2D A Crossword Clue
AKIN
3D ___ Sarratore, “My Brilliant Friend” Crossword Clue
NINO
4D “How ___” Crossword Clue
ODD
5D Certain Crossword Clue
EYELETS
6D Spoon, e.g. Crossword Clue
CUDDLE
7D Second Freudian Crossword Clue
ANAL
8D Gives one’s approval, in a Crossword Clue
VOTESYES
9D Past-tense verb that becomes its present tense when you move its last letter to the Crossword Clue
ATE
10D Sources of some Crossword Clue
GARAGEBANDS
11D Some experts of interest? Crossword Clue
ECONOMISTS
12D World capital once known as Crossword Clue
AMMAN
13D Instagram : ___ :: YouTube : Crossword Clue
REEL
15D Focus for the foul-mouthed? Crossword Clue
ORALHEALTH
21D S Crossword Clue
BIT
22D “Hang on a sec” Crossword Clue
BERIGHTBACK
24D Says “please,” Crossword Clue
ASKSNICELY
25D Look Crossword Clue
GAPE
26D “___ plaisir” (“You’re welcome,” in French) Crossword Clue
AVEC
27D Breathtaking activity? Crossword Clue
MEDITATION
28D Take without paying … or a motion made while Crossword Clue
SWIPE
32D Per ___ Crossword Clue
DIEM
33D Slip (into) Crossword Clue
EASE
36D G Crossword Clue
MARYJANE
41D Residence that can have thousands of Crossword Clue
ANTNEST
43D Unreturnable pickleball Crossword Clue
ACE
44D Polite Crossword Clue
MADAMS
45D Instruments in chamber Crossword Clue
CELLI
47D Discovery Crossword Clue
LABS
49D What’s distorted in a Mercator Crossword Clue
AREA
50D Part of a full Crossword Clue
PAIR
51D Ptolemaic royal, Crossword Clue
CLEO
52D Poke Crossword Clue
PSST
54D V Crossword Clue
PEP
55D Transcript fig. Crossword Clue
GPA

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September 25, 2026

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